Open AccessEvidencia de circulación del virus de la hepatitis A, subgenotipo IA, en muestras ambientales en Antioquia, Colombia
Author(s) -
Paula Baez,
Carlos Mario Zapata Jaramillo,
Lina María Arismendi,
Julio César Montoya Rendón,
Fabián Cortés-Mancera,
Dioselina Peláez,
María Mercedes González,
Francisco José Molina Pérez,
María Cristivas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomédica/biomedica
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2590-7379
pISSN - 0120-4157
DOI - 10.7705/biomedica.v36i0.2979
Subject(s) - humanities , hepatitis a virus , geography , physics , biology , art , virology , virus
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is an important pathogen, typically transmitted via the faecal-oral route. The epidemiology of the infection is directly related to drinking water access and adequate disposal of sewage water.